In Los Angeles, a once-grand estate owned by Ibrahim bin Laden — half-brother of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden — has been yanked off market after failing to find a buyer despite years of price cuts, The Post has learned.
The 7,100-square-foot Mediterranean-style villa, listed initially for $28 million in 2021, saw its asking price fall to $21.5 million before being pulled from the market on April 5.
A source told The Post that two offers of significant reduction from the current asking price came in for the property — both of which aimed to tear it down. Nothing was finalized, and the home exited the market. The previous listing had advertised the residence as one to bulldoze.
“This home will be torn down at some point,” the source said. However, local records don’t show documentation for a forthcoming demolition and it isn’t clear if, should the standing residence face the wrecking ball, an empty lot will eventually return for sale.
What’s for certain: Severe vandalism and decades of neglect have rendered the property uninhabitable.
Built in 1931 on one of the original large Bel-Air lots developed by oil magnate Alphonzo Bell, the estate boasts a storied past.
In the 1960s, it was home to Arthur Freed, the Hollywood producer behind classics like “Singin’ in the Rain” and “The Wizard of Oz.”
Ibrahim bin Laden, one of 56 children of Saudi construction magnate Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, acquired the property in 1983 for $1.65 million alongside his then-wife, Los Angeles socialite Christine Hartunian Sinay.
The couple, who share a daughter, Sibba Hartunian, maintained a lavish lifestyle there, employing “full-time groundskeepers, household help, chauffeurs and private security,” according to Steve Coll’s book, “The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century.”
The seven-bedroom, five-bathroom mansion — complete with a guest house, a greenhouse and a pool — was abandoned after the Sept.11 terror attacks.
Ibrahim, who was abroad at the time, never returned to the US, wary of the stigma attached to his surname.
A former University of Southern California student who admitted he “never worked a day in [his] life,” Ibrahim leased the property out — and by 2010, it had become a porn filming location.
Despite its prime location — a short walk from the iconic Hotel Bel-Air — the estate’s condition deteriorated.
Boarded-up windows failed to deter vandals, and the interior fell into disrepair — with only sparse images available due to its decrepit state.
The listing highlighted its value as a “rare lower Bel-Air lot with elevation and an elevated pad,” noting that the price reflected the land alone, as the home had been “ready for redoing, owner has not been here for over 20 years.”
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